Chapter 20 of The Odyssey of Homer is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Odyssey of Homer is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall. Odysseus disburseth with Penelope. And is known by his nurse, but concealed. And the hunting of the boar upon that occasion related. Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
Chapter 20 of The Odyssey of Homer is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading “And the hunting of the boar upon that occasion related.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:”
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:”
(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
From this reading “Odysseus disburseth with Penelope.”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “Odysseus disburseth with Penelope.”
plural of “remove” — degree of figurative distance or separation
From this reading “Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall.”
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading “Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:”
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading “Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:”
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And is known by his nurse, but concealed.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading And the hunting of the boar upon that occasion related.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And is known by his nurse, but concealed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And is known by his nurse, but concealed.
not accessible to view
From this reading And is known by his nurse, but concealed.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odysseus disburseth with Penelope.
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And is known by his nurse, but concealed.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading And the hunting of the boar upon that occasion related.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And is known by his nurse, but concealed.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading And is known by his nurse, but concealed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading And is known by his nurse, but concealed.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading And the hunting of the boar upon that occasion related.
(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
From this reading Odysseus disburseth with Penelope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading Odysseus disburseth with Penelope.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading And the hunting of the boar upon that occasion related.
plural of “remove” — degree of figurative distance or separation
From this reading Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall.
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
at once
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the hunting of the boar upon that occasion related.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Telemachus removes the arms out of the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And the hunting of the boar upon that occasion related.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Odysseus disburseth with Penelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
the words that are spoken
From this reading Now the goodly Odysseus was left behind in the hall, devising with Athene’s aid the slaying of the wooers, and straightway he spake winged words to Telemachus:
Chapter 20 of The Odyssey of Homer by 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 20 holds 221 sentences of The Odyssey of Homer, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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